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Who Is John Brown A Terrorist

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Was john brown and American terrorist? John Brown was an American Abolitionist. Throughout john browns life, he always thought of himself as god’s servant to help free African American slaves. John brown was born on May 9th 1800. During his early years, he helped herd cattle as a means to help his family when they lived in Michigan. One day he was sheltered by man who owned a slave, he witnessed the slave being beaten by hot shovel. That memory would haunt him for the rest of his life. At the age of five his family moved to Hudson, Ohio. His mother passed away when he was 8 years old. John brown was a Calvinist, a Calvinist was a religion that god was a judge, …show more content…

The issue America faced in 1859 was slavery. There were seven and half million Americans, and over half were slaves. John Brown who was an abolitionist was different from other people who were against slavery, while others used words to oppose slavery, Brown used violence. He viewed slavery as slaves whose rights were disregarded by white men. In 1859 Brown wanted to take revenge after forces stormed the town of Lawrence in the Kansas territory. He abducted and murdered five pro slavery settlers, known as the Pottawatomie massacre. He became famous for attempting to raid the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, so that he could use the weapons to free enslaved African Americans. In doing so he failed and was captured and sentenced to death. He justified his views by saying it was the right thing to do, others thought of it as a “noble …show more content…

During the raid a free African American who was guarding the arsenal tried to warn a train full of passengers and was shot and killed by one of Browns men in the process. Two of John Browns sons were shot and killed during the shootout, Brown and his men were outnumbered and fled. Not only did the raid at Harpers Ferry failed, things got worse for Brown when word got out to the public that he was responsible of the killing of a free African American. He was then hated by everyone who once supported him in the cause to end slavery. In my opinion I would have supported John brown and his cause to end slavery. My first reason would have to be that slavery was wrong, and by helping john brown it would help aid him in his cause, everyone has equal rights and freedom, and also my final reason would be that if I supported him I would try to convince him to use words instead of

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Treason, the act betraying one’s country or attempt to overthrow the government. John Brown did no such thing as a peaceful approach would gain nothing. Document B: Last Meeting Between Frederick Douglass and John Brown; Although the plan to attack a Federal Arsenal was “a measure to be fatal” according to Frederick Douglass. Despite the fact of taking the peculiar measures to end slavery, Brown still went through with his plans. When Brown and his men were either killed or captured people had mixed thoughts and feelings toward them.

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He brutally kills many innocent people just because they are in his way. Although John Brown tries to end slavery, which is a good deed, he does use violence, and murder people who are innocent; therefore, John Brown is guilty of murder, treason, and insurrections. John Brown not only starts a very violent insurrection, almost like a war. He also brutally murders people who are just in his way. Insurrection means a violent uprising against authority.

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John Brown shows his violence in multiple raids for example, in John Brown’s Violent Rebellion t-chart where it states, “In 1859, John Brown, with 18 to 20 other people, attack the armory at Harpers Ferry”(John Brown T chart). John Brown chose to take a violent and aggressive manner of handling his viewpoint of slavery. When he attacks Harpers Ferry he had the plan of acquiring more weapons for him and his group in order to advance in the fight against slavery. His violence led to the death of many who did believe in slavery as well as the death of many who were opposed as they would go out and risk their lives to end slavery. John Brown gave others against slavery the power and will to take action and fight against the act of slavery as his and his sons’ bravery proved be one of the major points of injustice that led to the gruesome Civil War and

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While doing this he helped the lives of many people and animals. Overall looking back on the situation this was all for the best and as long as all of this had a good end that's all that matters it doesn't matter if Cinderella had rude stepsisters and a horrible stepmother because in the end she got her prince and that was all that mattered to her. All that mattered to john brown was slaves to be free. Even if it took a few years and a few lives being spared he finally had a happy ending if only he was alive to see it. And he helped future generations.

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There are many arguments in favor of John Brown being a freedom fighter. For example, he saw the wrong in having slaves. He had strong faith and he believed in it very much. John did all of the things he did because he believed that God gave him his duty. He wanted to fight for slave freedom because he believed that slaves should be free and treated as equals.

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In "'Unflinching': The Day John Brown was Hanged for His Raid on Harpers Ferry" from Washington Post, Brown explains that John Brown had led a slave revolt in Virginia which had lead to his execution. Brown was an abolitionist who was strongly religious. In this rebellion, Brown and the other slaves had murdered civilians and also raided Harper’s Ferry. On execution day, two of the guards watching him and they wrote letters to their wives about Brown’s last moments alive.

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Today some people would say that John Brown is a terrorist, and some people would might say he isn’t. The dictionary’s definition of a terrorist is, “A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims”. An example of this would be if a man shot about 20 to 35 children because culturally diverse kids were all in the same school together, versus the shooting at Las Vegas. That man was shooting people just to shoot people. Which is why I would say John Brown isn’t a terrorist because, he only killed the slave owners.

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He saw the wrong in owning slaves. He believed what he was doing and what he believed in was right not wrong. He was hung with the pleasure of knowing he made an impact on the world. John Brown tried very hard to do anything to please god and free slaves.

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He freed hundreds of slaves, and eventually he tried to free as many slaves as he could with his raid on Harpers Ferry. He was tried for treason and executed, but his actions led to the abolishment of slavery. His place as a criminal or hero is still debated today, but several people want to settle the debate. Captain John Brown was a hero because he had support from several high ranking members of society, committees formed several acts to support his actions, and he freed many slaves throughout his work.

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John Brown was a man with a strong hatred for slavery who tried to lead a rebellion against it. After this he was called a “misguided fanatic” by Abraham Lincoln. Which leaves the question, was John Brown a “misguided fanatic”? I think John Brown was a misguided fanatic, or according to dictionary.com a, mistaken person with an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm, because he was so set in his rebellion that his mind couldn’t be changed even when told his plan wouldn’t go well, and although he was told his actions would be fatal he went on to do so . In The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Douglass states that there was no changing Brown

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He left families worried about their lives when that should not happen. John Brown is an evil man and this is why. John Brown freed slaves, which is good, however, he gave them weapons to start a rebellion. These slaves are likely not trained with pikes or weapons. This could start a whole riot with the slave owners and it could end up dirty.

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